Costs and revenue of health care in a rural Zimbabwean district

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 243-251

  Vander Plaetse, Bart ^a   Hlatiwayo, Gordon ^a,c   Van Eygen, Luk ^a   Meessen, Bruno ^b   Criel, Bart ^b  

^a District Health Executive ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c St Luke's Mission Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Costing; District health care; Revenue; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; ZIMBABWE;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCOME; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 21744438748     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czi028     Document Type: Review

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